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axiolite Min.|ˈæksɪəʊlaɪt|
[f. L. axi-s + Gr. λίθος stone: see -lite.]
(See quot.) axiolitic |ˌæksɪəʊˈlɪtɪk|, a., of or pertaining to axiolites.
1879Rutley Stud. Rocks xi. 184 Termed axiolites by Zirkel..elongated lenticular and curved zones of brownish glass forming the envelope of a smaller corresponding mass of paler vitreous matter, in which incipient crystallisation or fibrous structure trends at right angles to the inner surfaces of the envelope towards a longitudinal median line. Ibid. The axiolitic structure visible in a rhyolite. |